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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 27
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 610▼ 133 vs year ago 974 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 186▲ 5 vs year ago 215 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand for calves over 550 lbs; moderate demand for weaned good quality 400-500 lb steers. Falling CME cattle futures late last week continued into today's trading putting downward pressure on the cash market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $221.82/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$221.82
387 head · 725 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$723
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$71.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2732224.111,641362
Medium and Large 2-3627193.521,21322
Small and Medium 1-2600153.009183thin
One grade step is worth $71.11/cwt here — about $723 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale387 hd
221.82
—
KY average12 barns · 1,131 hd
218.87
+2.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,625120.691,96119
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494101.911,52264
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23398.421,21450
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05586.7391545
HeifersChoiceAverage1,155144.091,6643thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,195140.001,6731thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$1,2003thin

Every lot

123 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357278.00/cwt278.00–278.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416269.05/cwt265.00–275.001,1197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423251.84/cwt249.00–257.001,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471259.37/cwt258.00–262.501,22226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483233.55/cwt230.00–237.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517247.28/cwt243.00–250.501,2789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518236.39/cwt235.00–239.001,22515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553244.57/cwt242.00–245.001,3527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574229.28/cwt228.50–235.001,31617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588227.01/cwt226.00–228.001,3352
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2600153.00/cwt153.00–153.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604219.36/cwt218.00–223.001,32511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624191.29/cwt179.00–213.001,1944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634232.03/cwt224.00–236.501,47158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy643217.74/cwt217.00–218.001,40019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655177.06/cwt170.00–198.001,1604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,34713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718180.16/cwt176.00–181.001,2946
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy884216.25/cwt216.25–216.251,912118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy941206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,94354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3279182.35/cwt172.00–187.505094
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340201.00/cwt201.00–201.006831
Heifers—Large 1-2355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365186.67/cwt180.00–190.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373196.76/cwt191.00–201.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411172.67/cwt170.00–181.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421215.55/cwt213.00–219.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423208.91/cwt201.00–212.008847
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2427150.26/cwt142.50–158.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475198.40/cwt189.00–203.0094217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488187.52/cwt182.00–193.0091514
Heifers—Large 1-2515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523194.07/cwt189.00–199.001,01521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526162.00/cwt162.00–162.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531204.01/cwt200.00–205.001,08310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570200.80/cwt200.00–204.001,14510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571183.16/cwt181.00–188.001,0466
Heifers—Large 1-2573190.48/cwt186.00–195.001,0912
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2573161.94/cwt160.00–164.009282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579194.97/cwt188.00–199.001,12927
Heifers—Large 1-2601192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617165.33/cwt156.00–170.001,02012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618191.53/cwt186.00–199.001,18411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658146.02/cwt141.00–151.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674186.73/cwt175.00–198.001,25924
Heifers—Large 1-2685182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710174.26/cwt167.00–175.001,23711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715151.92/cwt137.00–161.001,0868
Heifers—Large 1-2765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3786151.94/cwt139.00–156.001,1944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812189.25/cwt189.25–189.251,53775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,4842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open870187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923136.18/cwt132.50–140.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3958111.72/cwt101.00–122.501,0702
Heifers—Large 1-2975136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,04596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,065157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2220175.00/cwt175.00–175.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3316235.25/cwt230.00–240.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340264.00/cwt264.00–264.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357263.01/cwt262.00–264.009394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388230.45/cwt220.00–241.008948
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413192.11/cwt187.50–197.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443230.08/cwt228.00–232.501,0195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468212.99/cwt200.00–222.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473235.97/cwt222.00–241.001,1168
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508191
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528233.85/cwt226.00–239.001,23510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529209.00/cwt182.50–222.501,1069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2551229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580203.47/cwt199.00–221.001,1809
Bulls—Large 1-2603187.44/cwt174.00–201.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611188.50/cwt172.00–200.001,15210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622153.01/cwt140.00–161.009527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671177.21/cwt170.00–187.501,1894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671158.27/cwt152.00–165.001,0626
Bulls—Large 1-2687176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2092
Bulls—Large 1-2707163.63/cwt147.00–172.001,1573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715164.79/cwt147.00–190.001,17813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0291
Bulls—Large 1-2755166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3767149.29/cwt143.00–156.001,1453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3917110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,01087.00/cwt87.00–87.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,078103.99/cwt103.00–105.001,1212
Bulls—Large 1-21,095110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,195140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6731
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,155144.09/cwt126.00–165.001,6643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458104.23/cwt98.00–109.001,5205
Bulls——1,558120.20/cwt111.00–128.001,8738
Bulls——1,854135.05/cwt129.00–146.002,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99880.04/cwt78.00–82.007996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01369.59/cwt65.00–75.007055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06694.35/cwt91.00–98.001,00618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07886.03/cwt83.00–89.0092716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21095.93/cwt94.00–99.001,16122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23489.32/cwt86.00–92.001,10210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261106.52/cwt99.00–119.001,34318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43196.78/cwt93.00–99.001,38523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48588.80/cwt88.00–90.001,3192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531105.60/cwt99.00–118.001,61739
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2865700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2951,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.